2023-03-15 06:29:14
Even after all these years, there is nothing like India vs. Pakistan in cricket. The record between the two teams shared in the 1990s and early 2000s will always remain unmatched. Tendulkar's knock of 136 in vain will go down in history as one of the most painful innings for an Indian cricket fan, but for Pakistan, it remains among their greatest Test matches of all time. Pakistan's architect of that win, Saqlain, recalled one of the moments from the Test match and explained how he tricked Tendulkar into playing the shot because of which he lost his wicket. While talking about the test match, he said, "Then came a time when I went to Wasim Akram." I told him, "Wasim bhai, I think he is reading me well, so please take me off and bring someone else. Akram told me, "Brother, no matter what, you will bowl from this end." I don't trust anyone else. If this match turns, it will because of you'. I would give a lot of credit to Wasim Akram. "This is the communication he and I had during that match."While chasing the target of 271 runs, India found themselves in no man’s land after Saqlain and Waqar Younis took the wickets of the top order batsmen of the Indian cricket team, and the Indian team was reeling at 82 for 5. When all hope seemed lost, Tendulkar came along and fought his way to a century, scoring 136 runs with 18 boundaries. In that match, Saqlain foxed Sachin Tendulkar with a doosra. For around 10 to 12 overs he did not bowl a single variation to him. He didn't show him the doosra neither at the striker end or the non striker end and when he forgot Saqlain went to Akram and said, "I think now I have caught a hold of him. I will now take a chance against him. Then I bowled a doosra, and he went after him. Sachin had scored a 100 by then and had hit him for almost 16 or 17 runs. India needed 37 (17) to win with five wickets left, and Sachin top-edged it and Wasim took the catch.